317. Deputy David Stanton asked the Minister for Rural and Community Development when she expects to announce successful applicants for Cork county under the community centres investment fund; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [40668/24]

Under the 2022 Community Centre Investment Fund, over €45.8 million was committed for improvement and refurbishment works on over 860 existing community centres across Ireland. In April, I approved funding of €30 million for the construction of 12 new community centres across nine counties.

In June this year, I was delighted to announce a further round of funding to support community groups to upgrade and refurbish the community facilities in their areas. The Community Centre Investment Fund 2024 will provide funding of between €10,000 and €100,000 towards capital costs for the refurbishment of existing community centres.

The scheme closed for applications on Thursday 5th September. I understand that approximately 130 applications were received for Co. Cork under CCIF 2024. All applications are now currently under assessment. I expect to start announcing the successful applicants in the coming months.